The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-24
BURYING THE DEAD.

victims-The Wounded At West Roxbury.
BosToS, March 17-Ten victims of Mon.
days railroad horror were buried yester-
day at Rosliudale The entire hamlet was
| shrouded in gloom. Each new tram
! brought fresh arrivals of mourners, near
" all carrying flowers Not store or
shop in the villags, except the apothecary
| stores, was open Hundred of strangers
| were on the streets. Ten hearses, each
| followed by long rows of carriages,
! wended their circuitous routes over the
pretty hills. The victims for whom the
| last sad rites were performed at their
| homes were: VIM. J. Strong. Miss Ida
Adams, Mrs. Harriet Cardinal, Mrs Sarah
Ellis, Hattie E. Dudley, Albert E John
ston, Alice Burnett, VIM. Snow, Peter
Schwapsn and Emma 2. Hill.
While the funeral services of iss Ida
Adams were being conducted, her sister,
who was injured in the accident with her,
lay in an adj dining room dying. The doctor
says she can not live long. The father of
the girls was living in room overhead,
and is likely to die any moment
1t was sand ut Roslindalc yesterday
that Herman W. Young. Of Kittredge
street, had died from the effects of his in
juries.
was visiting at Roslindale and killed at
the disaster, were taken to Medfeld for
burial Previous TO the removal services
were held in South Evangelist Church.
At Dedham occurred the funerals OF
Miss Lizzie Vaudeville, Miss Alice Wal.
ton and Assistant Conductor Myron Til
den. They were largely attended. To-
day, at RoslindaIe, will occur the funerals
OF Samuel 7. Houghton and Miss L. Oss
borne.
There are many in Roslindale who ore
seriously, if not fatally, injured, whose
death at any moment may be looked for
The probability is that the dead will mum.
Der over thirty. Some of the injured are
so badly shaken up and internally injured
that their recovery will be a matter of
months. There are many, too, who were
removed Immediately after the accident
to various points in Roslindale, whose
namos did not appear at all in print.
The condition of Mr.. Young, who is
lying in the same house from which
young Strong was buried yesterday
morning, is most serious. He is severely
injured internally, and the doctor is very
apprehensive of the result.
Alfred Swallow, about thirty-fve years
OF age, clerk at Hovey's, is in bad con-
dition, his bowels being ruptured.
Oscar Norman, q designer in the en-
ploy Of Geldoski. WAS in the smoking car,
and is badly broken up. He has bad
cash on the side Of his head and is badly
injured in the leg. His nephew, Kanut
Lstropp, is thoroughly shaken up. He
has a bad cash on the back OF his head
and forehead.
A fresco painter named Casson lics at
20 II 20 hal hot
is affected He is badly cut up and
bruised.
DR.. &. r. Whitcomb, of Roslindale, has
attended nearly all the injured in that
vincinity, and during yesterday AMI last
night made fifty calls. He received let
ter from Superintendent Folsom telling
him to do all that could be done in a meli-
cal way for the injured. DR.. Whitcomb
reports the following in critical condi-
ton.
Miss Nellie T. Abraham: injuries about
head, back and face; passed. restless
night and was somewhat feverish; very
dangerous.
Leonard T. Abraham, fracture of loft
leg, injury to shoulder, probable fracture
of collar bone, cuts and bruises about
head and face. Had considerable fever
last night but not so dangerous as his
daughter Nellie.
Mr.. Harkins, of Kittredgc street, IN
juries about head, neck and chest, prob
able confusion Of the brain; was badly
stunned, and has not yet recovered full
consciousness.
Mr.. Joseph Metcalf, of Bellevue street,
not expected to live; was badly jammed
in the back and bowels, and all through
the night vomited blood and black matter;
was at first reported killed.
DR.. Whitcomb also reports an official
list Of eighteen persons, in addition to the
above. who are very seriously, though not
fatally, hurt; and seventeen more who
are slightly injured. This makes the
record for the hamlet of Ros lindale:
Dead, 10; probably fatally injured, 9; |
seriously injured, Is; slightly injured, II;
total, SO.
or the West Roxbury victims, the most |
seriously injured are the following:
Mr.. William Peters, who lives on La !
Grange street, West Roxbury, badly in
jured internally, with prospects of recov |
erv doubtful.
Mr.. j. Watson, foreman at Smiths or.
gan factory; badly hurt in the head face
and back. The chances of his recovery |
are about even.
John Murphy and daughter Mamie;
both in precarious condition.
Mr.. George Richards, of the Rockland
National Bank; in a fair way of recovery.
The brother of William Snow; badly
hurt about the head, but his physician
thinks his chances of recovery good.
E. Plummer, of Centre street. West
Roxbury; suffering from a crushed head
and body and the loss of one finger The
physician IN attendance states, that |
though badly hurt his chances of recovery
are good.
Chas Morse. of West Roxbury, residing
on Centre street, is suffering from a tract
ure of the spinal column, while there is
also a dislocation Of the right thigh.
Miss Emma P. Hill, one OF the killed,
who was employed at r. II. White &
Co.'s, was to have been married in June,
and was the sole support of a widowed
mother and an Invalid sister. Mrs. r H.
White has given orders to have all the
wants of the family attended to at her ex-
pense.
The Dedham physicians report that all
of the cases of those who were injured in
the accd int, which are under their care,
are doing as we'll as could be expected.
and fatal termination is not looked for
in any of them.
BosToN. March 16-No further deaths
from the accident at Forest Hill were re-
ported at the hos pitals last night. Nearly
all Of the injured are reported as doing
well. although fatal results are probable
in q number of cases.
They Left in Disgust.
ATLANTA, Ga, March 16-Monday after
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